Copyholder



Aug. 23, 1932 J U 1,873,744

COPYHOLDER Filed March 6, 1931 Ticrl.

Patented Aug. 23, 1932 era. npmsenowm ,1. cEosEr'rs ooririiommit to adeviceorholderfwhich may be'used advantageously'for handling copy inconnection withthe operation of a linotypemachine; 1

An object of the invention is. to provide a simple, strong, durable andefficient device of the indicated character which may beeasily attached:to any standard-typeiof linotype machine or other analogousmachine,forthe purpose of ,enablinga person manipulating a keyboard or settingup type. to copy-long lists of names and: addresses, stock. marketquotations, law work, railroad'timetables, price lists, etc., fromsheets provided for that purpose, with a little effort. and with slightliability of errorr,

Another object, r the inventioniisthe provisiongof means in a device oftheindicated character whereby the" sheet of." copy, after once beingattached to the device, requires practically no adjustment and wherebythe entire device requires but a simple manipulation to bring thedesired information or Print,- ed matter within the line of vision of;the

user. a l to Another objectof the inventionisthe ro vision of improvedmeans ina device 0 i the indicated character, -whereby, a line of copyis setup in type,-thecopy, as the result of a simple movement on thepart of the user may beadvanced to present th'enext line 0 thecopy.- Ift I 1 A further obj ectof the invention is the provision of simple andimproved means in a device of the indicated character whereby-the freeend of a copy sheet, in c flerit is a long sheet, may be kept out of theline of vision of the user, so that only that portion of the copy whichis being copied will beexposed to View s V Other objectsofthedevice ofthe vpresent invention are in part as follows: The copy to be set upintype is brought near to thevision ofthe operator; only one hand isrequired to movethe'fc'opy; jumpingor omitting of lines to besetinf typewill not be likely to occur; the handling and foldin oflong copy sheetsand adjusting of therea ding bar at'each line 1931. semi m 520,857.

will be eliminatedfthe copy sheet will be kept clean; proof or othercorrections are made with ease in a minimum of time; there will be noshade from light rests on the reading gauge sincethe latter will bebelow the a particular line of copy being'read, thereby providing goodvision ofthe copy at all times the istance between the copy being setand the type falling in assembly is nearer and almost on the sameelevation making it easier for the o erator to gaze from one to theother and ecreasin'g mistake advantageously; and the operator willincreasehis production with less effort on his art.

Vith the foregoing, other ob ects of the invention will appear fromthe'embodiment of the'invention-which by way of example is described inthe following specification and illustrated in-th'e accompanyingdrawing, in which 1 v Fi ,re 1 is a front view of a device em: bodymgthe features of the invention; I

' Figure 2 isa plan view;

Figure 3- is a section on Figurel; a Figure 4-is a section on the line 4-4 of Fi ureI; Y

igure 5 is a fragm ntary section taken on the line 55 of Figure 3'. i I1 Referring now more particularly to the drawing itwill be apparentthatthere is shown a base 10 which is designed and adapted in one of theusesof the device to be readily placed on the frame of alinotype machinedirectly in" front ofthe operator.

the line r Suitable bearing pedestals; 11 are" respectively secured asat 12 to the opposite ends ofthebase 10. A shaft 13 isrotatablysupported by the bearings of the pedestals 11. A roll or drum 14 ofhollow construction, is mounted. on the shaft 13 to rotate therewith asapartthere-s of. The roll 14is arranged between the pedestals 11. Theshaft'13 has a manipulating knob or handle 15 on each end thereof forthe purpose of rotating the roll 14., I

lidlaans is provided for clamping one end of acopy sheet on the roll 14.so that it may be progressively wound on the roll to present the readingmatter thereon in the lineof vision of the user as desired. The saidmeans in the present instance includes a separate peripheral section 16of the roll 14 having a radial, inwardly extending flange 17 The section16 is yieldably retained in position in relation to the majorcylindrical or peripheral wall of the roll 14 by springs 18, each ofwhich has one end thereof connected with the flange 17 as at 19 and itsopposite end connected with the shaft 13 as at 20. It will be understoodthat the section 16 is movable into and out of a clamping position. Inorder to cause the movement of the clam ing section 16 out of itsclamping position, tiere are provided L-shaped members or hooks 21respectively on the opposite ends of the flange 17 which project throughslots 22 respectively in the ends of the roll 14. A rod 23 extendsthrough the roll 14 and its opposite ends project through the ends ofthe roll thereby supporting the rod for rotatory or rocl-iingmoveinent.A finger piece or manipulator 24 is secured to each end of the rod 23 bya set screw or the like 25. Each manipulator 24 is engageable with theL-shaped member 21 related thereto. By pressing downwardly on either oneof the manipulators 24, the clamping section 16 will be moved out of itsclamping position, as shown in dot and dash lines in Figure 3. lVhenpressure on the manipulator 24 is released the springs 18 return theclamping section 16 to its clamping position. It will be apparent thatthe members 21 in contact with the walls of the slots 22 will guide theclamping section 16 in its movement into and out of the clampingposition. On reference to Figure 4 it will be apparent that a copy sheet26 has one end 27 thereof clamped on the roll 14, the said end beingclamped or gripped by the section 16. The free end of the sheet 26 isreceived in a rolled condition by portions of a plurality of supportingmembers 28 secured as at 29 to the base 10 at the rear thereof. In thecase of an exceptionally long copy sheet the free end thereof may besupported in rolled condition in an orderly manner by the upper, open,loop shaped ends 30 of the members 28.

In order to co-operate with the cylindrical surface of the roll 14 tofacilitate the winding of the copy sheet 26 thereon and to pre vent thesame from slipping or leaving the surface of the roll there are providedsmall rollers 31 respectively at the front and back of the roll 14, eachof said rollers 31 having rubber sections 32. I The opposite ends ofeach roller 31 are respectively received in guides .33 secured to orformed integral with the tact with the copy sheet 26 for the purposementioned hereinabove.

In accordance with another feature of the invention there is provided areading gauge 36 which is supported by the front roller 31. The gauge 36will be disposed longitudinally of the roll 14 so that the copy orprinted mat ter on the sheet 26 may be readily observed by the operator.If desired, the gauge 36 may have secured thereto spring fingers 37which keep it in vieldable contact with the sheet 26, the said fingers37 also being engageable with the sheet 26.

In the operation of a linotype machine, it is one of the common dutiesof the operator to copy lists of names and addresses, or other data,especially for use in directories and telephone books, time tables,price lists, bank reports, etc, from long lists of such informationfurnished the operator on sheets of various sizes, lengths and widths.These sheets are printed in very small type and oftentimes havecorrections noted thereon. It is a very difficult matter for an operatorto set up type and copy this information, especially where the copy isnot conveniently disposed, it being placed far from the vision of theoperator, and requiring the folding of the sheet of copy many times,together with adjusting the copy under a reading gauge at each line tobe set. I

From the foregoing it will be apparent that the operator of a linotypemachine may place a copy sheet on the device by first taking one end ofthe copy sheet having the beginning of the printed matter thereon inonehand and with the other hand he may press on one of the manipulators24 to raise the clamping section 16. The end of the copy sheet may thenbe inserted into the roll 14, whereupon the manipulator 24 may bereleased and as a consequence the section 16 under the influence of thesprings 18 will cause the section 16 to clamp or grip the end of thesheet. The roll 14 may then be turned to bring the first line .of thecopy sheet to be set above the reading gauge 36. y The free end of thecopy sheet may be placed in the ends 30 in a rolled condition. Theoperator may then start setting lines and will rotate or turn the roll14 as .may be desired. When all lines are set as may be desired fromthis particular copy sheet, the operator merely grabs the bottom end asit passes beyond the reading gauge 36 and pulls out the sheet whichunwinds from the roll 14 without touching the latter.

It is to be understood that the invention is not restricted to theprecise arrangement of parts shown and described, as details ofconstruction may be modified and rearranged without departing from thespirit of the invention, the scope of which is limited only by the termsof the appended claims.

roll to receive and support the free end of said sheet in rolledcondition up out of the way and enabling the sheet to be wound on saidroll to present the readingmatter on said sheet in the line of vision ofthe user as desired, and guide rollers which resiliently co-operate withsaid roll to guide said sheet and also to keep it from slipping orleaving the surface of said roll.

2. A copy holder including a hollow rotatable roll, and means carried bythe roll for clamping one end of a copy sheet on the roll so that thesheet may be wound thereon to present the readingmatter on the sheet inthe line of vision of the user as desired, said means comprising aclamping member which forms a peripheral section of the roll and whichextends the entire length of the roll, projections on said clampingmember extending outwardly through slots in the ends of the rollrespectively, springs connected with the clamping member and roll toretain the clamping member in the'clamping position, and pivotedmanipulators on the roll which cooperate with saidprojections to movethe clamping member to a released position.

3. A copy holder comprising a base, bearing pedestalsarranged on thebase in spaced relation to each other, a roll to receive a copy sheet,said roll having means supported by the bearings of said pedestalsmounting the roll for rotation, guides on each of said pedestalsarranged diametrically opposite each other in relation to thecorrespondingend of said roll, rollers each having its ends respectivelydisposed in a pair of said guides respectively on said pedestals, saidrollers thus being mounted for movement toward and away from theperipheral surface of said roll, and

tension means connected with said roller ends and said guides toresiliently retain said rollers in clamping engagement with a sheetarranged on said roll to keep the sheet from slipping or leaving thesurface of theroll.

4. A copy holder comprising a base, bearing pedestals arranged on thebase in spaced relation to each other, a roll to receive a copy sheet,said roll having means supported by the bearings of said pedestalsmounting the roll for rotation, guides on each of said pedestalsarranged diametrically opposite each other in relation to thecorresponding end of said roll. rollers each having its endsrespectively disposed in a pair of said guides respectively on saidpedestals, said rollers thus being mounted for movement toward and awayfrom the peripheral surface of said roll, tension means connected withsaid roller ends and said guides to resiliently retain said rollers inclamping engagement with a sheet arranged on said roll to keep the sheetfrom slipping or leaving the surface of the roll, and a reading gaugecarried by one of said rollers.

5. A copy holder comprising a base, bearing pedestals arranged on thebase in spaced relation to each other, a roll to receive a copy sheet,said roll having means supported by the bearings of said pedestalsmounting the roll for rotation, guides on each of said pedestalsarranged diametrically opposite each other in relation to thecorresponding end of said roll, rollers each having its endsrespectively disposed in a pair of said guides respectively on saidpedestals, said rollers thus being mounted for movement toward and awayfrom the peripheral surface of said roll, tension means connected withsaid roller ends and said guides to resiliently retain said rollers inclamping engagement with a sheet arranged on said roll to keep the sheetfrom slipping or leaving the surface of the roll, a reading gaugecarried by one of said rollers, and spring fingers respectivelypositioned on said; gauge to bear on said sheet to aid in keeping thegauge in yieldable contact with the sheet.

' ERNEST J. DUBOIS.

